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For those who have not been to Kruger lately, a photograhic report of our recent visit to Kruger over Christmas 2007 to keep you going. Not a long report, just 3 instalments of 10 photos each over the next few days.

Part 1:

After a dry first hour of sightings, though it was raining, our first good sighting on the Matjulu loop close to Berg-en-Dal.



Later in the day we enjoyed a leopard gorging on an impala in a tree on the H3 close to Kwaggaspan before it climbed down and disappeared.



We saw a lot of animals sparring, these two on the H10, close to Tshokwane.



One of many tortoises seen on this trip.



Leopard stretching after a long nap on a dead tree on the S28 nearer the Lower Sabie end.



A wonderful scene of two zebra jousting on the S28 nearer Crocodile Bridge.



A lioness had just killed and devoured a warthog on the H4-2 close to Crocodile Bridge.



Hitching a ride at the junction of S108 and S26.



Also hitching a ride on the H5.



These three seemed lost and nervous on the S114 without any adults in the vicinity.

Okay, I guess calling a terrapin a tortoise is tantamount to calling a leopard a cheetah, so sorry for that!

Thanks all for the comments and to those who viewed.

Part 2:

Wild dog were spotted every afternoon on the H11, these just 3 kms from Skukuza.



Early morning treat on the H1-1, 5 kms from Skukuza.



Her roaring mate.



Out for the count! New Year revelry came early on the H4-1.



After years of imagining lions on the Kruger Tablets our wish came true.



Alight from your vehicle at your own risk? Sure!



Sunset at the Olifants lookout on the longest day of the year.



Cute hyena pup on the S90.



Snarling for a suckle.



Aah, at last!

Thanks all for your kind comments and to those who looked in. Following is the last lot of photos from our Christmas holiday. Next trip: July 2008.

Taken in Olifants camp.



The Balule Bridge.



One of two very thin lions taken on the H8 when on a night drive



Klippie closup on the S44, 5 kms from Olifants camp.



One of two magnificent beasts on the H8, 1 km from Olifants camp, moments before spotting "boorgatspook".



Taken on the S41 going towards N’wanetsi.



Every evening these savvy impala would enter camp (Pretoriuskop) just before closing time.



Taken on the S112, close to Renosterkoppies Dam.



Impala “drowning” in the lush green growth on the S21.



Taken on the Maroela Loop.